Adjustable veil.



0182M WW W L. J. WOLFE.

ADJUSTABLE VEIL.

APPLIOATION rum: arm. 11, 1911.

Patented July 2, 1912.

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LAURA J. WOLFE, 0F WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS.

ADJUSTABLE VEIL.

Specification-of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 11, 1911.

Patented Jul 2, 1912. Serial No. 648,819.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LAURA J. WVOLFE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Waltham, county of Middlesox, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Adjustable Veils, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to veils and particularly to that type of veil which is intended to be drawn snugly about the head of the wearer.

My present invention applies to veils for a variety of uses but the principles of the invention are best illustrated in its embodiment as a so-called automobile veil. be understood by this term that this embodiment is especially adapted to use under other circumstances than those of motoring, as for example riding in open cars, boating and, in fact, almost any form of out-door amusement or occupation in which a veil is required and in which it is necessary to have the veil drawn close. One of the great difliculties which has been attendant upon the production of any form of veil for this use has been in getting a close gathering of the veil material at the lower part of the face so as to give a snug fit. This, together with difliculties in the manner of drawing the veil down to secure the hat and hair, has been emphasized by the burden of maintaining the proper appearance of the article when in use.

It is, therefore, the object of my present invention to provide a veil capable of being worn with any shape, size or style of headdress without liability of crumpling or crushing the trimming of a hat, capable not only of being itself drawn tightly and smoothly about the face of the wearer but also capable of holding the headdress securely in place. All this I have secured in my present invention, together with possibilities of varied adjustment so that the face itself may be exposed or covered by a simple adjustment. The features by which these results are secured, together with various other improvements, will be set forth more fully in the specification which follows.

In the specification and in the drawings which form a part of it I lliWG described and shown a type of veil which, as stated above, is generally referred to as an automobile veil.

It will Throughout specification and drawings like reference numerals are employed to indicate corresponding parts and in the drawings :-Figure 1. is a sketch view illustrating the application of the veil to the hat and head of a wearer, and Fig. 2 is a view of the veil removed.

The device consists of a strip 1, preferably of some elastic material such as elastic tape, having at its free ends a suitable catch- Ling device, as for example asnap fastener 10.

The veil proper consists of a piece of fabric having a vertical opening extending from its lower edge to a point near the top thereof. This may be made integral but preferably is formed by uniting two breadths of veiling of greater length than width for a portion of their two edges, giving a seam as indicated at 2. Below the line of the juncture there will, therefore, be left a pair of depending lengths of veiling, as indicated in the areas 2 These areas are adapted to be drawn in at the sides of the throat by a pair of gathering means, as indicated by the rings 5. These rings are slidable on the veiling and serve to divide the portions 2 from the ends 3 and 4. The ends 3 and 4 are finished in any desired manner, as by the balls 6 which may be weighted to hold the ends of the veil in place and keep them from blowing.

The device is applied to the hat by drawing the free ends of the band 1 around the rim of the hat at some suitable place where it will not crush the trimmings, then snapping the fasteners 10 together. The seam 2, or the closed part of the veil, is located at the back of the head so that the notch of the longitudinal opening falls at the base of the neck. The forward edges of the veil are then drawn to cover as much of the face as is desired. As shown in Fig. 1, the features are left exposed so that the wearer may have the benefit of the air.

If it is desired to cover the face completely the veiling is drawn around on the band 1 around the rim of the hat, so as to completely coy er the face. For this purpose it is usually desirable to draw the two edges of the eil slightly to one side of the center of the face. \Vhen the veil is satisfactorily adjusted across the face the rings 5 are pushed up as far as they Wlll go. Thls draws down on the sides of the veil and draws forward on the back of the veil, bringing the veil snugly about the hair and drawing down gentlybut firmly on the hat. The ends of the veil are then crossed ust below the rings, as indicated in Fig. 1, and are preferably caught by a suitable fastening, as forexample the buckle or brooch shown in Fig. 1. The free ends 3 and 4 may then be draped across the shoulders or about the neck, either one or both ends being used as may be desired for additional protection or artistic effect.

The veil may be made of any desired material and may be trimmed in any desired manner. The fastenings 5 may be of any suitable construction and if rings are used they may be covered by a Wrapping or ribbon or crocheted or knitted covering.

These and various other modifications may obviously be made in my device, all Withoutdeparting from the spirit of my invention if within the limit of the appended claims.

What I, therefore, claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is i- 1. An article of the class described comprising a band, a pair of members of suitable material With a longitudinal opening between them, said members being suitably attached to said band and adjustable means for gathering said members.

2. An article of the class described comprising an elastic band strip, fastening members on the ends of said band, a body having a pair of members, and with a longitudinal opening between them all of suitable material, said body being adjustably gathered on said band, and rings embracing each of said members and drawing down on said body.

3. An article of the class described comprising a band, a. body having a pair of 1nembers With a longitudinal opening between them all of suitable material, said. body being suitably attached to said band and means for adjustably gathering said divided members.

4. In combination With a veil having free ends, a ring slidably encircling each of said ends for adjustably gathering the same.

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature in presence of tWo Witnesses.

LAURA J. WOLFE. Witnesses:

VICTORIA LOWDEN, R. B. ELLMs.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Washington, D. C.

Commissioner of Patents. 

